A selection of news stories from our department websites relating to postgraduate study with the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/index.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-06-20T01:02:13Z Stephen Rea

The Centre for Postgraduate Quaker Studies at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre/ the University of Birmingham have obtained funding from the Quakers and Business Group for a studentship, tenable for three years from September 30, 2013.

2013-06-19T12:18:00Z 2013-06-19T11:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/fees/funding/cal/PhD-Studentship-The-Changing-Nature-of-Quaker-Involvement-with-Business.aspx Stephen Rea

ITSEE Research Fellow Catherine Smith has a new open-access article in the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics.

2013-06-18T11:02:00Z 2013-06-19T09:33:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2013/smith-ijcl.aspx Jussi Suikkanen

Philosophy of Health and Happiness now available as a stand-alone module accredited by Royal College of Physicians

2013-06-06T13:43:00Z 2013-06-13T09:29:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/cpd/phil/philosophy-health-happiness.aspx William Fallows

For prospective and current students, recent graduates, staff, and anyone interested in the exciting things currently happening in Translation Studies.

2013-05-31T09:48:00Z 2013-05-31T09:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2013/translation-studies-social-media.aspx William Fallows

Video of Professor Michael Cronin's guest lecture at the Translation Studies Research Forum.

2013-05-29T09:42:00Z 2013-05-29T09:59:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2013/michael-cronin.aspx William Fallows

Postgraduate students and staff will be taking part in the biennial Festival of Art History (Festival de l'histoire de l'art) at the Palais de Fontainebleu.

2013-05-28T20:48:00Z 2013-05-29T11:05:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/historyofart/news/2013/fontainebleu.aspx William Fallows

Conference report.

2013-05-28T20:48:00Z 2013-05-29T11:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/gender/news/2013/3rd-roles-storify.aspx William Fallows

The Department of African Studies and Anthropology and the British Library are pleased to announce a three-year scholarship for students commencing their MPhil/PhD in African Studies in September 2013.

2013-05-23T14:07:00Z 2013-05-29T15:41:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/dasa/news/2013/phd-scholarship.aspx Stephen Rea

It is with an overwhelming sense of loss that the Department of History has to announce the death of its much-loved colleague, Francesca Carnevali. Following a long illness, Francesca passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday 18 May 2013. She was with her family and her husband at their house in Piombino.

2013-05-20T15:49:00Z 2013-05-21T09:42:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/carnevali.aspx William Fallows

Doctoral researcher Islam Issa wins award for 'Fragmentation, Censorship and an Islamic Journal: A History of the Translation of Milton into Arabic'.

2013-05-17T10:03:00Z 2013-05-17T14:01:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2013/islam-issa.aspx Stephen Rea

Up to two scholarships are available for full-time students on the Global History MA in 2013-14. The scholarships will cover full-time tuition fees at the rate applicable to UK or EU students.

2013-05-16T13:43:00Z 2013-05-16T13:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/pgtfunding.aspx William Fallows

An opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the unique Chinese business and cultural environments through a professional internship with the British Council, Shanghai.

2013-05-13T10:47:00Z 2013-05-13T09:57:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2013/crcc-scholarship.aspx William Fallows

Emily Russell has been offered a two-month summer internship at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

2013-05-13T10:46:00Z 2013-05-13T09:44:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2013/united-nations-internship.aspx William Fallows

Birmingham Centre for Modern and Contemporary History annual lecture.

2013-05-03T15:51:00Z 2013-05-08T09:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/slavery.aspx William Fallows

Bursary available to work on a project to study professional archives that John Hick and his family donated to the University.

2013-04-30T11:24:00Z 2013-05-08T09:58:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/hick-bursary.aspx William Fallows

Naomi Thompson to present at the Joint Session of the Mind Association and the Aristotelian Society.

2013-04-29T15:03:00Z 2013-05-08T10:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/pg-success.aspx Roxanne Mclean

Reinvent Shakespeare for yourselves in Stratford.

2013-04-29T09:32:00Z 2013-05-24T09:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2013/shakespeare-creativity-launched.aspx William Fallows

The first annual conference organised by the postgraduate contingent of the Centre for the Study of Cultural Modernity, at the University of Birmingham. See the conference website for further details and the call for papers.

2013-04-22T13:50:00Z 2013-04-22T13:47:00Z http://pgculturalmodernity.wordpress.com Stephen Rea

Joanne Krawec (MA West Midlands) was the PG winner.

2013-04-18T14:31:00Z 2013-05-08T10:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/essay-competition.aspx Stephen Rea

Margaret Thatcher's place in modern British history is important, no doubt about that, and historians will be arguing over it for the foreseeable future. PhD student Daisy Payling offers some thoughts on how Baroness Thatcher's death is likely to affect her research.

2013-04-18T10:34:00Z 2013-05-08T09:58:00Z http://moderncontemporarybham.wordpress.com/ Stephen Rea

New book By Professor Mathew Hilton, Professor Nicholas Crowson, Dr James McKay and Jean-Francois Mouhot

2013-04-17T14:25:00Z 2013-05-08T10:16:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/politics-expertise.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Heather Widdows to co-lead one of the first themes at Birmingham's new Institute of Advanced Studies.

2013-04-16T11:34:00Z 2013-04-16T11:13:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/globalethics/news/2013/IAS-Launch.aspx Stephen Rea

ITSEE Research Fellow Christina Kreinecker participates in a radio programme on the Passion Narratives on Austrian National Radio broadcast in Holy Week 2013.

2013-04-10T09:57:00Z 2013-04-10T09:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2013/kreinecker-broadcast.aspx William Fallows

A major new research collaboration between Professor Guy Cook, from the Department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College London and Dr Alison Sealey at the University of Birmingham.

2013-04-03T20:30:00Z 2013-06-10T15:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2013/leverhulme-sealey.aspx Stephen Rea

Sadiah Qureshi features in the latest Birmingham Heroes campaign.

2013-03-26T15:15:00Z 2013-05-08T10:20:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/sadiah-heroes.aspx Stephen Rea

Article by Alba Fedeli published on The Qur'anic Manuscripts of the Mingana Collection and their Electronic Edition

2013-03-25T13:53:00Z 2013-03-25T13:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2013/mingana-article.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Lisa Bortolotti has been awarded a 12-month AHRC Fellowship for her new project.

2013-03-25T12:50:00Z 2013-03-27T12:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/epistemic-innocence.aspx Stephen Rea

New MA available for 2013 entry

2013-03-25T12:26:00Z 2013-05-08T10:04:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/taught/history/global-history.aspx Stephen Rea

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Alex Silk.

2013-03-22T11:23:00Z 2013-03-22T11:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/silk-appointment.aspx Stephen Rea

We are currently developing a distance learning mode of this distinctive postgraduate programme, expected to be available for entry in September 2013.

2013-03-21T10:43:00Z 2013-03-21T11:42:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/distance/thr/evangelical-charismatic-studies.aspx Stephen Rea

2013 sees the incorporation of the Centre of West African Studies (CWAS) into a larger Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA).

2013-03-15T22:40:00Z 2013-05-08T10:46:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/dasa/news/2013/dasa.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Matthew Hilton presents the latest Birmingham Brief

2013-03-15T11:33:00Z 2013-05-08T09:57:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/comic-relief.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Yujin Nagasawa features in a number of short videos produced for the American documentary television series Closer to the Truth

2013-03-11T14:20:00Z 2013-03-11T14:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/closer.aspx William Fallows

Geraldine Collinge, Director of Events and Exhbiitions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses our new postgraduate courses in Shakespeare and Creativity.

2013-03-08T16:02:00Z 2013-03-11T11:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2013/royal-shakespeare-company.aspx William Fallows

The prize this year was won by Brian Curragh.

2013-03-05T20:20:00Z 2013-03-06T15:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/rosen.aspx Stephen Rea

New book by Professor Richard Cust

2013-03-04T11:36:00Z 2013-05-08T09:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/charles-book.aspx Stephen Rea

Issue two of our student-produced peer-reviewed journal is now available

2013-02-27T15:57:00Z 2013-05-08T10:05:00Z http://historyandcultures.com/current-issue/ Stephen Rea

On behalf of the School of History and Cultures and the History and Cultures Workshop (HCW), Dr William Purkis has made a successful application to the Royal Historical Society's Postgraduate Speakers scheme.

2013-02-18T09:33:00Z 2013-05-08T10:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2013/royal-history-society.aspx William Fallows

Video interview with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's Head of Knowledge and Research.

2013-02-14T14:30:00Z 2013-02-14T14:26:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2013/paul-edmondson-on-shakespeare-and-creativity.aspx William Fallows

Watch the lecture given by Professor Mark Goodacre.

2013-02-08T13:57:00Z 2013-02-12T18:32:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2013/mark-goodacre-cadbury.aspx Stephen Rea

Call for applications with a deadline of 28 February 2013.

2013-01-31T18:28:00Z 2013-02-05T10:27:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/reaching-out.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Robert Swanson has been awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for a comprehensive study on 'The English Parish, c.1290-c.1535'

2013-01-29T12:12:00Z 2013-05-08T10:30:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/research/projects/english-parish.aspx William Fallows

Call for papers for May 2013 symposium on 'Editing for Performance, Performance for Editing'.

2013-01-29T11:26:00Z 2013-01-29T11:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2013/re-animating-playbooks.aspx Stephen Rea

The Philosophy Department has launched a new interdisciplinary MA course for entry in September 2013.

2013-01-25T16:35:00Z 2013-01-25T16:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/lawethicspolitics.aspx Stephen Rea

Heather Widdows' latest book, The Connected Self: The ethics and governance of the genetic individual, is now published with CUP.

2013-01-15T11:44:00Z 2013-03-11T10:05:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2013/connected.aspx Stephen Rea

The blog is a collective research notebook for the Birmingham Centre for Modern and Contemporary History. It will contain posts on research by members of the Centre, details of workshops and other events that we're holding, and more general stuff about things we're interested in - books, films, or current affairs.

2013-01-10T12:16:00Z 2013-05-08T10:08:00Z http://moderncontemporarybham.wordpress.com/ Stephen Rea

The Philosophy department is appointing five new Distinguished Research Professors.

2012-12-21T14:12:00Z 2013-05-14T16:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/researchprofessors.aspx Stephen Rea

Dr Gavin Schaffer is the principle investigator on the project which examines Reaching Out from Higher Education: Using Research for Community Learning and Development.

2012-12-20T11:16:00Z 2013-02-08T14:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/doctoral-skills-grant.aspx Stephen Rea

Candidate sought to work on Pauline catena manuscripts in conjunction with the ERC-funded COMPAUL project.

2012-12-19T16:33:00Z 2012-12-19T15:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2012/compaul-phd.aspx Stephen Rea

The Centre of West African Studies at the University of Birmingham invites the submission of abstracts for the 2013 Cadbury Conference, on African newspapers, past and present.

2012-12-12T16:30:00Z 2012-12-12T15:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/dasa/events/2013/cadbury/index.aspx Stephen Rea

Two new Philosophy distance learning MA programmes are now open for admissions.

2012-12-05T13:02:00Z 2012-12-06T09:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/distancelearning.aspx Stephen Rea

The Philosophy department is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Birmingham Fellows.

2012-11-23T15:17:00Z 2012-12-21T13:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/birminghamfellows.aspx William Fallows

Professor Matthew Hilton has received an ARHC Networking Grant to create a network to investigate humanitarianism.

2012-11-14T09:59:00Z 2012-11-14T10:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/hiltongrant.aspx Stephen Rea

Congratulations to Dr Sadiah Qureshi from the School of History and Cultures on the award of a Philip Leverhulme Prize for "Modern history of race, empire and science" under the Medieval, Early Modern and Modern History category.

2012-11-12T16:52:00Z 2013-02-08T14:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/leverhulme-sadiah.aspx Stephen Rea

Iain Law was interviewed by Mathieu Ricard on BBC WM radio on Thursday 1st November, about happiness, and whether meditation can make us happier

2012-11-01T12:53:00Z 2012-11-01T12:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/iainbbcwm.aspx Stephen Rea

Naomi Standen (Birmingham), Catherine Holmes (Oxford) and Scott Ashley (Newcastle) are now co-operating to create a UK-based network of medievalists with interests in the global

2012-11-01T12:17:00Z 2013-02-08T14:05:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/ahrcstanden.aspx Stephen Rea

Call for Papers for the Eighth Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament

2012-10-31T10:33:00Z 2012-10-31T10:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2012/colloquium-cfp.aspx Stephen Rea

Virtual Shakespeare Theatre Archive under development

2012-10-31T10:33:00Z 2012-10-31T10:26:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2012/shakespeare.aspx Stephen Rea

ITSEE presentations at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in 2012

2012-10-31T10:33:00Z 2012-10-31T10:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/itsee/news/2012/sbl2012.aspx Stephen Rea

Eunice will be looking to develop an integrated theoretical social (re)integration framework for children born of war and their ex-combatant mothers in light of the unique but extreme challenges faced by these categories in contemporary African armed conflicts.

2012-10-25T11:22:00Z 2013-02-08T14:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/Eunice.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Widdows has a new book, The Connected Self: The Ethics and Governance of the Genetic Individual (Cambridge University Press).

2012-10-24T11:35:00Z 2012-10-24T11:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/globalethics/news/2012/connected.aspx Stephen Rea

A recent publication on the commodification of human tissue has been written by Heather Widdows with two of her current PhD students, Herjeet Marway and Sarah-Louise Johnson.

2012-10-22T15:02:00Z 2012-10-22T14:43:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/globalethics/research/projects/commodification.aspx Stephen Rea

The Centre of Philosophy of Religion proposes to appoint 4 short-term William Paton Visiting Fellowships - 2 during the Spring 2013 (starting anytime between Jan 7th and 22nd March, 2013) and 2 during Autumn 2013 (starting on 30th Sept. 2013).

2012-10-16T12:49:00Z 2012-10-16T12:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/willian-paton.aspx Stephen Rea

A new seminar series organised by our postgraduates for postgraduates. It aims to enable postgraduates both in and out of the University of Birmingham to keep up to date with one another's research in a lively and informal atmosphere.

2012-10-05T11:41:00Z 2013-02-08T14:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/hcworkshop.aspx Stephen Rea

In her new book Deryn Guest asks, for feminist biblical scholars to resist more strongly than ever the threats of a diluted feminist agenda and feminist politics, the erasure of women's concerns from public consciousness, the loss of autonomy for feminist space? Or is it the time to make a definite shift and abandon the language of 'feminism'?

2012-09-24T16:39:00Z 2012-09-24T15:49:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2012/Beyond-Feminist-Biblical-Studies.aspx Roxanne Mclean

The AHRC's 2011/12 annual report has revealed that, of the 94 English institutions that applied to the AHRC for research funding, the University of Birmingham ranked second for the total value of awards.

2012-09-18T13:08:00Z 2012-09-18T11:39:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/2012/AHRC-Tables.aspx Stephen Rea

George Chryssides (Honorary Research Fellow) discusses in an article in The Telegraph, the impact of the death of Sun Myung Moon and his legacy

2012-09-04T11:32:00Z 2012-09-04T11:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2012/moonies.aspx Stephen Rea

Applications are invited for the 2013 Cadbury Fellowship Scheme, which will focus on research on African newspapers, past and present.

2012-08-28T16:33:00Z 2012-08-28T15:49:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/dasa/news/2012/cadbury.aspx Yujin Nagasawa

An international workshop on alternative concepts of God was held at Winterbourne House and Garden at the University of Birmingham on the 19th and 20th of July, 2012.

2012-08-07T13:59:00Z 2012-08-13T11:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/Alternative-concepts-of-God.aspx Stephen Rea

Professor Yujin Nagasawa was interviewed for the forthcoming PBS documentary "Closer To Truth"

2012-08-07T13:58:00Z 2012-08-07T15:27:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/closertotruth.aspx Stephen Rea

Janet Sullivan was the winner for the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham Research Poster Conference with her poster on 'Discovering a lost Black Country landscape: using GIS to discover the pre-industrial landscape of Oldbury'.

2012-07-10T14:47:00Z 2012-07-10T14:39:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/cwmh/news/2012/poster.aspx Cat Taylor

The Music Department is offering three doctoral scholarships for Autumn 2012 and the deadline for receipt of applications is Monday 16 July 2012

2012-06-29T15:37:00Z 2012-06-29T15:27:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/music/news/2012/music-doctoral-scholarships-2012-13.aspx Stephen Rea

The History department and the Main Library have acquired half the OMGUS files (Office of the Military Government, US, in Germany, 1949)

2012-06-26T16:19:00Z 2013-04-18T13:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2012/omgus.aspx Stephen Rea

Congratulations to William F. Stewart, has been awarded a PhD for his thesis on a Canadian general of the First World War.

2012-06-25T14:10:00Z 2012-06-25T13:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/warstudies/news/2012/phd-success.aspx William Fallows

Congratulations to PhD students who have won funding to support development events for the wider Institute community

2012-06-22T16:32:00Z 2012-06-22T15:34:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2012/development-events-funding.aspx Stephen Rea

In the latest Birmingham Brief, Chris Shannahan explores the the 'Troubled Families' programme launched by the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on 11th June 2012, which is the latest attempt to respond to a persistent question, 'Why do people become disconnected from mainstream society?

2012-06-15T15:43:00Z 2012-06-15T15:14:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/items/Troubled-Families-Or-Just-Broke-in-Britain.aspx William Fallows

Barber Institute exhibition in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, co-curated by postgraduate students.

2012-05-24T13:51:00Z 2012-05-24T16:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/historyofart/news/2012/facing-the-music.aspx William Fallows

The MA History of Art programme is to benefit from a unique 3-year partnership agreement that has just been secured between the Barber Institute and the National Portrait Gallery, involving the loan of touring exhibitions from the Gallery to the Barber.

2012-05-21T17:43:00Z 2012-05-21T17:41:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/news/2012/national-portrait-gallery.aspx William Fallows

Update on the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award funded research project.

2012-04-30T14:41:00Z 2012-04-30T14:55:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/research/projects/winchester-college.aspx Stephen Rea

The latest news from CWAS featuring events, projects, research and graduate profiles

2012-04-27T13:47:00Z 2012-04-27T13:45:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-artslaw/dasa/OurAfricaAlumniNewsletterSpring2012.pdf Stephen Rea

University of Birmingham doctoral researchers continue to add new entries to growing online resource.

2012-04-26T16:10:00Z 2013-02-08T13:43:00Z http://findingshakespeare.co.uk/category/shakespeares-100 William Fallows

MRes Playwriting Studies students present five short plays.

2012-04-19T13:53:00Z 2012-04-19T13:47:00Z http://capitalplays.co.uk/programme/plays/5x5 Stephen Rea

A new film about Reg Cline-coles research in Nigeria

2012-04-19T11:53:00Z 2013-03-21T11:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/dasa/research/urban-growth.aspx Stephen Rea

Features keynote address from Eric Ives, Emeritus Professor of English History at the University of Birmingham, and author of the definitive Anne Boleyn biography, The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn.

2012-04-05T10:34:00Z 2013-02-08T14:19:00Z http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/what-s-on/books/new_literary_festival_at_blickling_hall_will_open_the_book_on_anne_boleyn_1_1332959 Stephen Rea

University Senate approves new PhD by Distance Learning study mode in Arts and Law subject areas.

2012-03-27T12:55:00Z 2012-05-16T15:42:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/2012/dl-phd.aspx William Fallows

Professor Lisa Downing to join in September 2012.

2012-03-22T17:41:00Z 2012-03-22T17:36:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/news/2012/lisa-downing.aspx William Fallows

PhD student Val Brodie talks about how she used the Louis Marder Scholarship to further her research in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust archives.

2012-03-22T17:32:00Z 2012-03-22T17:26:00Z http://bloggingshakespeare.com/henry-v-in-search-of-an-ending William Fallows

Research students to start a new journal.

2012-03-22T17:32:00Z 2012-03-22T17:29:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2012/shakespeare-institute-review.aspx Stephen Rea

Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, took part in a short question and answer session with students from the Department of Theology and Religion

2012-03-21T15:09:00Z 2012-03-21T14:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2012/archbishop-questions.aspx Stephen Rea

Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, gives the closing lecture in the 2012 Cadbury Lectures series

2012-03-20T10:08:00Z 2012-03-20T10:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2012/williams-lecture.aspx William Fallows

Emalee Beddoes awarded a Paul Mellon bursary to speak at the Cradled in Caricature conference in June 2012.

2012-03-19T11:13:00Z 2012-03-19T11:01:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/historyofart/news/2012/emalee-beddoes.aspx William Fallows

Dr Cristina Ivanovici, who studied for her PhD in American and Candian Studies, awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at McMaster University.

2012-03-12T10:19:00Z 2012-03-12T10:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/acs/news/2012/cristina-ivanovici.aspx Stephen Rea

David Morgan (Duke University) delivers the first of the 2012 Cadbury Lectures on 'Protestant Visuality'.

2012-03-07T15:24:00Z 2012-03-07T15:16:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/index.aspx?SyndicationType=2 Stephen Rea

A new video giving an overview of the Bromford Dreams research project and it's culmination in the production of a graffiti cube by local youth from the estate.

2012-03-01T09:50:00Z 2012-03-01T09:44:00Z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBkEAS4MLl4&list=UUqQjOdBPR64mCMhISXfkFMg&index=1&feature=plcp Stephen Rea

Professor Helen Beebee has been awarded a grant under the AHRC Emerging Themes and the Cross Council programme Connected Communities

2012-02-07T13:53:00Z 2012-07-18T10:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2012/ahrc-beebee.aspx Stephen Rea

Dr Rown Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury will be speaking at this years Cadbury Lectures

2012-02-01T13:55:00Z 2012-02-01T13:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/news/2012/rowanwilliams.aspx Stephen Rea

A Festschrift in honour of the great philosopher and theologian Professor John Hick, former H.G. Wood Professor of Theology at Birmingham, was launched in the School on 18th January 2012 to mark the occasion of his ninetieth birthday

2012-01-25T12:27:00Z 2012-07-18T10:14:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/events/2012/festschrift.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

The work of Birmingham Archaeology's Richard Cutler and Jeffrey Rose features in a new documentary 'Searching for the Ark' by National Geographic

2012-01-10T12:32:00Z 2013-01-24T13:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/archaeology/news/2012/national-geographic.aspx Stephen Rea

Congratulations to Professor Karin Barber who has been awarded a CBE (Commanders of the Order of the British Empire) for services to African Studies

2012-01-09T14:35:00Z 2012-01-09T15:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/cwas/barber-karin.aspx William Fallows

From the 9th to 15th Dec, Heritage and Cultural Learning Hub team will be visiting Rome, hosted by the Lazio government and meeting with various academics and businesses involved in cultural heritage along with the National Research Council of Italy. This is followed by meetings in Brussels with colleagues from France (inc the Louvre) and Spain to discuss collaborative opportunities.

2011-12-13T14:54:00Z 2012-05-03T13:46:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/hclh/news/2011/rome.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

Carbon dating of ancient organic remains from Wadi Debay'an, a site a few kilometres south of Al Zubara on Qatar's north-west coastline, has yielded the earliest yet known date for human occupation in Qatar.

2011-12-05T13:17:00Z 2012-02-09T16:04:00Z http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=468921&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Stephen Rea

Dr William Purkis report on a 'Nella Pelle Into the Skin' - a recent conference in Rome about tattooing and permanent body marking.

2011-12-02T15:58:00Z 2012-03-07T12:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2011/nellapelle.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

Archaeologists led by the University of Birmingham with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection have discovered evidence of two huge pits positioned on celestial alignment at Stonehenge.

2011-11-28T09:01:00Z 2012-02-09T16:04:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2011/11/25Nov-Discoveries-provide-evidence-of-a-celestial-procession-at-Stonehenge.aspx Stephen Rea

CWAS was pleased to join with the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS) and the Amilcar Cabral Institute of Political and Economic Research to host a high profile delegation from Guinea-Bissau.

2011-11-24T00:00:00Z 2012-05-03T11:55:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/dasa/news/2011/guinea-bissau-delegation.aspx Stephen Rea

As part of The Birmingham Brief, Dr Francesca Carnevali talks about banking regulation

2011-11-07T13:13:00Z 2012-03-07T10:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/items/6oct-banking-regulation.aspx William Fallows

Information on PhD student Matt Kubus wins Malone Society Prize

2011-10-21T13:27:00Z 2011-10-21T13:45:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/news/2011/matt-kubus.aspx Stephen Rea

History welcomes a number of new staff for the 2011-12 session

2011-10-19T13:57:00Z 2012-03-07T13:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2011/newstaff.aspx William Fallows

Birmingham 4th in the UK for Linguistics.

2011-09-05T16:01:00Z 2011-09-05T15:59:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2011/cels2011/qs.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

National Treasures Live on location on Wednesday 24 August.

2011-08-24T13:59:00Z 2013-01-24T13:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/archaeology/news/2011/national-treasures.aspx Stephen Rea

1997 BA Medieval and Modern History graduate.

2011-07-21T12:23:00Z 2012-03-07T11:55:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/2011/jon-glasby.aspx Angela Slater

Dr Karen Wenell, a New Testament scholar joins the Department of Theology and Religion

2011-07-20T15:19:00Z 2011-10-14T14:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2011/karenwenell.aspx Stephen Rea

Former Modern History PhD student publishes acclaimed political biography.

2011-07-12T13:48:00Z 2012-03-07T09:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/history/news/matt-cole-book.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

Public enjoy interactive archaeology showcase - video report.

2011-07-06T21:01:00Z 2012-02-09T16:04:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/archaeology/news/2011/community-open-day.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

Year 1 Distance Learning students contemplate the bright new world of heritage regeneration during their study week.

2011-07-05T12:27:00Z 2012-02-09T15:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/ironbridge/news/2011/distance-learning.aspx Stephen Rea

Prof. Levine is the major US Jewish New Testament scholar and addressed a packed lecture theatre on 2nd June 2011 for the annual Rabbi Tann Memorial Lecture

2011-07-04T13:11:00Z 2011-10-14T14:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/news/2011/rabbi-tann.aspx Stephen Rea

Information on Emeritus Professor John Hunter awarded an OBE

2011-06-13T09:38:00Z 2011-11-16T14:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/classics/news/2011/john-hunter.aspx William Fallows

43rd in the world and UK top ten ranking for arts and humanities in the Times Higher Education league table.

2010-10-28T00:00:00Z 2011-08-24T15:36:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/2010/the-top-50.aspx Jonathan Laidlow

Discovery of a major ceremonial monument less than one kilometre away.

2010-07-22T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T13:09:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/archaeology/news/2010/new-henge.aspx